Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Summer Reading List

Reading is one of my favorite relaxing activities, and with summertime here I thought I'd share what's currently on deck.Currently I'm reading "All the Queen's Men the World of Elizabeth I" by Peter Brimacombe. The Tudor period is my favorite and Q.E. I tops my list of most admired (I even named my first car after her.) The non-fiction work covers the important men who served, and were part of the Queen's council. Did you know that famed writer Christopher Marlowe was employed as a spy for the Queen? I know it's a little nerdy, and not a traditional summer read, but sometimes you need something to stimulate and activate the brain, and this is just the type of book to do that for me.

Next on my list is "Blonde Roots" which asks the question: what if history were reversed and white people were enslaved by blacks? It sounds like such an intriguing read and I can't wait to get started. You can read a review here.

2 comments:

Blonde Roots does sound very intriguing. I'll have to add that to my to check out list.

Once I finish the piece of crap book I'm currently reading (it's for book club otherwise I would put it down now), I'm going to read Stieg Larsson's second book. And aside from other book club books (To Kill a Mockingbird and Every Last One) I may reread Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to get prepped for the movie.

Also contemplating trying Ayn Rand or War and Peace. I'm ready for a big challenge I think.

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